Kings 2, Ducks 1: Trevor Lewis scored his fourth goal of the postseason, Jonathan Quick made 21 saves and host Los Angeles forced a seventh game in the Freeway Faceoff series by defeating Anaheim last night.

Jake Muzzin scored an early goal for the Kings, who ended their three-game skid with another sturdy defensive effort at home to even the Western Conference semifinal series at 3-3.

Los Angeles improved to 6-1 in postseason elimination games over the past two seasons while beating Ducks goaltender John Gibson for the first time in his six-game NHL career.

Kyle Palmieri scored and Gibson stopped 21 shots for the top-seeded Ducks, who missed a chance to clinch their first trip to the conference finals since 2007.

Sharks retain coach, general manager

The San Jose Sharks are bringing back coach Todd McLellan and general manager Doug Wilson for another season, despite an early playoff flop.

Owner Hasso Plattner said that he was accepting Wilson’s recommendation to keep McLellan after the Sharks became just the fourth NHL team ever to lose a best-of-seven series after winning the first three games.

The Sharks have a 271-130-57 record in six seasons under McLellan, posting the second-most wins in the NHL in that span to Pittsburgh. San Jose made back-to-back conference finals under McLellan, losing in four games to Chicago in 2010 and in five games in 2011 to Vancouver.

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